Palo Pinto County, Texas: Realigner county. In 2024, voted R+67%. Democratic peak: D+76 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+67MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 29,2952024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,6742024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 79.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 20.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+76 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+67 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Panola County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Palo Pinto CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Palo Pinto County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,143 | 11,093 | 13,336 | ||
| R | 2,178 | 10,179 | 12,489 | ||
| R | 1,708 | 8,284 | 10,270 | ||
| R | 1,811 | 7,393 | 9,351 | ||
| R | 2,499 | 7,264 | 9,890 | ||
| R | 2,816 | 7,137 | 10,014 | ||
| R | 3,263 | 5,690 | 9,118 | ||
| D | 3,938 | 3,666 | 8,655 | ||
| D | 3,392 | 2,852 | 9,275 | ||
| R | 3,930 | 4,649 | 8,634 | ||
| R | 3,349 | 5,701 | 9,077 | ||
| D | 4,244 | 4,068 | 8,484 | ||
| D | 5,170 | 2,684 | 7,905 | ||
| R | 2,181 | 5,058 | 7,247 | ||
| D | 3,552 | 2,627 | 7,436 | ||
| D | 3,791 | 1,748 | 5,541 | ||
| D | 3,022 | 2,695 | 5,742 | ||
| R | 2,369 | 2,818 | 5,199 | ||
| R | 2,876 | 3,029 | 5,917 | ||
| D | 3,736 | 977 | 5,045 | ||
| D | 3,291 | 416 | 4,126 | ||
| D | 2,571 | 510 | 3,090 | ||
| D | 2,738 | 371 | 3,123 | ||
| D | 2,722 | 392 | 3,128 | ||
| R | 1,161 | 2,001 | 3,162 | ||
| D | 1,926 | 473 | 2,631 | ||
| D | 1,645 | 342 | 2,172 | ||
| D | 1,431 | 124 | 1,848 | ||
| D | 1,231 | 68 | 1,780 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.6%
German
10.3%
Irish
9.4%
American
8.8%
French
3.2%
Scottish
1.7%
Italian
0.8%
African American
1.9%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 41.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$67,674
Palo Pinto County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Palo Pinto County$67,674
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.8%
Working age (18–64)16.2%
Seniors (65+)9.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.7%
speak English only
Spanish10.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other Indo-European0.1%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 44.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Palo Pinto's roughly 27,000 residents, spread across ranchland and small towns west of Fort Worth, have delivered Republican presidential margins above 60 points in multiple consecutive elections, making it among the state's most consistently one-sided counties.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Palo Pinto County peaked at seventy-six points in 1936; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2000 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of twenty-seven points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $67,674 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Panola County and Henderson County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Palo Pinto County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Palo Pinto County, Texas voted Republican by 67.1 points (R+67), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,336 votes cast, 2,143 went Democratic and 11,093 went Republican.
What is Palo Pinto County, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Palo Pinto County, Texas as a "Realigner" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 16 times, Republican 13 times, and other 0 times.
When did Palo Pinto County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Palo Pinto County, Texas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Palo Pinto County, Texas?
Palo Pinto County, Texas has a population of 29,295 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Palo Pinto County, Texas?
Median household income in Palo Pinto County, Texas is $67,674 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Palo Pinto County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Palo Pinto County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.